BAFANA JAN LANGA

Government offices

Appointments to government, separate from party roles. Each as its official source lists it, with the date of that listing

No government appointment of BAFANA JAN LANGA is on the record. Appointments are added from official announcements and directories. If none is listed here, none has been captured; it does not mean none exists.

Political timeline

Every dated fact in the record, latest first. A roster's date is the date it was read — not the day something began

2026
1. 4 November 2026CandidacyCandidate · 2026 Local Government ElectionsECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM · local_pr, position 1; Ward 10, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 101, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 102, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 103, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 104, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 105, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 107, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 11, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 12, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 15, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 16, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 17, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 18, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 19, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 2, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 20, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 22, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 23, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 27, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 29, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 3, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 31, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 32, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 33, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 34, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 35, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 36, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 37, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 38, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 39, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 40, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 41, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 42, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 43, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 44, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 45, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 46, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 47, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 48, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 5, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 50, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 52, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 53, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 54, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 56, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 57, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 58, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 59, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 6, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 60, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 61, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 62, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 63, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 64, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 65, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 66, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 67, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 68, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 69, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 70, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 71, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 72, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 74, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 75, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 78, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 79, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 80, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 81, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 82, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 83, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 84, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 85, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 86, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 87, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 88, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 89, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 9, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 90, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 91, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 92, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 95, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 96, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 97, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 98, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards); Ward 99, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)Source: IEC 2026 LGE — Certified candidate lists as supplemented under CCT 282/26 (23 Oct 2026) (PDF)

Party history

The party each record names, on its date. A change between two records is shown as “Party affiliation changed” — the record does not say why

Party named by each official recordCandidate lists and rosters, latest first
Date	Party	Record
4 November 2026	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	2026 Local Government Elections candidate list

No membership record from a party or an official register is held. The parties above are those official candidate lists and rosters name.

Election history

On the IEC's final candidate lists — standing for election is not the same as holding office

Candidacies as listedParty, list and position as the IEC published them; the result is the party's, on that ballot
Election	Party	List or ballot	Position	Party’s result	Source
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	local_pr	1	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 10, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 101, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 102, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 103, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 104, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 105, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 107, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 11, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 12, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 15, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 16, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 17, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 18, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 19, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 2, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 20, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 22, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 23, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 27, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 29, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 3, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 31, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 32, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 33, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 34, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 35, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 36, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 37, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 38, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 39, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 40, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 41, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 42, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 43, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 44, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 45, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 46, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 47, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 48, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 5, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 50, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 52, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 53, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 54, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 56, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 57, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 58, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 59, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 6, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 60, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 61, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 62, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 63, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 64, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 65, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 66, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 67, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 68, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 69, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 70, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 71, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 72, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 74, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 75, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 78, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 79, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 80, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 81, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 82, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 83, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 84, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 85, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 86, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 87, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 88, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 89, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 9, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 90, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 91, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 92, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 95, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 96, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 97, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 98, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC
2026 Local Government Elections	ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	Ward ballot · Ward 99, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2026 wards)	–	–	IEC

The lists do not say who was elected. A party’s share of valid votes is from the IEC’s official results for that ballot.

Offices and positions

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Funding and declared interests

Declarations on the record

Parliament’s Register of Members’ Interests is not yet on the record, so BAFANA JAN LANGA’s declared interests are not shown here.

Public Record & Controversies

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Court record

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Reviews and responses

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No decided review of this record, and no response from BAFANA JAN LANGA, has been published.

How these records were matched

This record comes from the IEC’s 2024 candidate lists only: one person per distinct name and (unpublished) ID entry on the lists.

Sources

IEC 2026 LGE — Certified candidate lists as supplemented under CCT 282/26 (23 Oct 2026) (PDF) · Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · retrieved 24 October 2026 · approved 25 October 2026

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